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Magic Spring, Unnamed Spring below Buck Hollow (11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_SP_MAGIC) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Magic Spring, Unnamed Spring below Buck Hollow" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_SP_MAGIC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11010008.

This site is located in Texas County County, Missouri at 37.0550319400 degrees latitude and -91.6570077800 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA On)" and the accuracy is 0.01 Sec. This site is at an elevation of 850 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_SP_MAGIC" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2011 - 2017
Nutrient 2017 - 2017
Physical 2011 - 2017
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_SP_MAGIC
MonitoringLocationName Magic Spring, Unnamed Spring below Buck Hollow
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Spring branch enters the river on the left descending bank. Spring comes out of a bluff with a lot of breakdown and boulders approx. 100 m (300 ft) upstream of mouth. Sample site within 10 m (30 ft of mouth. Substrate is gravel and small cobble. Note: prior to 2014 this station was OZAR_SP_SPUJF9B, but name was changed to Magic Spring and OZAR_SP_MAGIC. UTM 15 0619411, 4101821
HUCEightDigitCode 11010008
LatitudeMeasure 37.0550319400
LongitudeMeasure -91.6570077800
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.01
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Sec
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA On)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 850
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 29
CountyCode 215
ProviderName STORET